Name help!

[Purplegrass572]

It’s early days but I’m already thinking of names.
Below is a list I’ve been gradually building but I’m not sure if any are the ‘one’. Any suggestions based on these? Any which are your favourites/ least favourites/ any to avoid?
Reuben is actually my number one boys name but dh isn’t keen :(

Girls

Marnie
Heidi
Adela
Juno
Tamara

Aubrey
Alba
Violet
Bryony

Boys
Felix
Rafael
Reuben
Jonah
Jonas
Robin
Rowan
Austin
Asher

I knew an Adela....she was a cow sorry.
Alba is fine if it’s pronounced properly.
Marnie is lovely, I knew one of those and she was adorable.
Your boys names are all fine (although personally I don’t like Asher.....but it’s an ok name).

Marnie - like
Heidi - like
Adela - like this, not heard it before.
Juno - not my taste
Tamara - no
Aubrey - like
Alba - electrical goods
Violet - ok
Bryony- like
Suggestions: Astrid, Audra, Estelle.

Boys
Felix - ok but makes me think of cats.
Rafael - ok
Reuben- popular
Jonah- whale
Jonas - like
Robin - like but prefer it for a girl.
Rowan - ok
Austin - like
Asher - not a fan, prefer Ashton
Suggestion: Archer, Lucian, Elijah.

Marnie - not keen but not awful, Hitchcock film
Heidi - fine
Adela - dislike
Juno - not keen
Tamara - like
Aubrey - man's name, awful
Alba - too Alec Salmond, not keen
Violet - ok
Bryony - too Brian-y

Boys
Felix - cat food
Rafael - awful
Reuben - seems a bit wet
Jonah - and the whale
Jonas - not keen
Robin - fine, know some nice ones of different ages
Rowan - nice but R names like Roman very popular
Austin - Powers
Asher - don't like

I think I only like Tamara , Heidi and Robin

For girls I love Marnie, Heidi, Juno , Aubrey
Alba and Violet

How about Jemima, Clementine, Felicity, Delilah

Boys

I love Felix, Austin and Asher. Austin would be my top choice

I get a bit bored of all the R names. They merge into one a bit. Especially now RoMan with an M is practically in the official top 50, I'd avoid another name so similar especially RoWan with W. Wouldn't have been a problem until last couple of years when RoMan/RoWan got SO popular at the same time. I don't like inevitable shortening to Row. Prefer this name on a girl but the popularity took the shine off it even for a girl now for me.

I really like your girl names. Boys names I love Austin and Asher. How about Axel?
Find Reuben-Roman-Rowan all merge into one a bit these days now they're all top one hundred names and rising. Dull and overused. Great lists though apart from that.

Jonah used to be a slang term for someone who brought bad luck where I grew up in the 70s.( It was a term used by sailors, referring to Jonah and the whale). I'm guessing younger people wouldn't think of that though.
Jonas makes me think of the Jonas Brothers.
I also thought Aubrey was a boy's name but I realise it's now unisex.
Austin brings to mind Austin Powers.

Aubrey is a boys name.

@frogswimming

Aubrey is a boys name.

Thats what i thought. OP are you mixing it with Audrey?

Love Adela, like Juno and Violet, like Marnie but m as a nn (eg for Marina), quite like Tamara. Bryony a bit meh.
Don’t like Heidi (drippy and/or porny somehow) or Alba (ugly) or Aubrey (also boys name really)

I’d go with Adela, but Stella, Estella or Cassia might be options

Love Reuben, like Jonah and Jonas. Like Rowan and Robin but for girls. Not keen on the rest.

Rory might be an option but like Reuben it’s getting very common - would you consider Ronan or Rufus? Jethro, Jerome, Joel, Jude, Josiah might also be options

Thanks for all the responses. Some great suggestions and some negatives I hadn’t thought of, so you’re definitely all helping me with my list! Reuben is still my favourite boys name though

@frogswimming @Spidey66 Aubrey is unisex - used more for a girls name now though with 223 girls named it in 2019 and only 46 boys. I like it as a girls name more than boys personally. But interesting to know you automatically think boy, maybe most people would.

I like Tara and Heidi
And Reuben and Rafael

Marnie - sounds like a nick name and makes me think of smarmy and sarnie
Heidi - nice
Adela - ok
Juno - meh
Tamara - meh
Aubrey - no
Alba - no
Violet - meh
Bryony - meh

Boys
Felix - no
Rafael - ok
Reuben - ok
Jonah - ok
Jonas - meh
Robin - ok
Rowan - no
Austin - no
Asher - ok

Aubrey is lovely, I also like Aubrie
Felix and Asher are lovely too

I really like Asher. Your girl's names aren't really my taste. Do you like Carys?